Engineering Manager
We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead high-performing engineering teams and drive the successful delivery of scalable, cloud-native technology solutions. The role is responsible for managing end-to-end project execution, mentoring engineers, fostering engineering excellence, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to build resilient, secure, and high-performance platforms. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with proven people leadership and agile delivery experience in a fast-paced product environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead one or more technical projects with moderate to high complexity from inception through production deployment.
- Manage and mentor a team of software developers and quality engineers, driving technical excellence, performance, and career growth.
- Collaborate with multiple cross-functional Agile teams to successfully deliver high-quality products and platform enhancements.
- Design and develop scalable solutions using Java, Python, or PHP along with modern open-source frameworks.
- Build distributed systems using microservices and event-driven architecture to ensure high availability, resilience, and scalability.
- Drive engineering best practices across software development, CI/CD, cloud-native application development, and DevOps.
- Lead Agile ceremonies, capacity planning, and sprint execution while proactively removing delivery impediments.
- Participate in hiring, talent development, and retention initiatives to build and grow high-performing engineering teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 10 years of overall experience, including at least 5 years in software engineering.
- Strong proficiency in Java, Python, or PHP and modern open-source frameworks.
- Experience building distributed systems using microservices, event-driven architecture, and streaming technologies such as Kafka, Spark Streaming, or Kinesis.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, cloud-native application development, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS services including Route 53, EC2, S3, Lambda, and databases.
- At least 2 years of people management experience with the ability to lead and manage teams of up to 8 members.
- At least 1 year of experience with AWS. At least 2 years of experience using agile methodology practices
- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, sprint planning, capacity planning, and engineering delivery processes.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, mentoring, and problem-solving skills.
Nice to have
- Experience working in FinTech, SaaS, or other large-scale distributed systems.
- Hands-on experience designing highly available, resilient, and scalable cloud architectures on AWS.
- Exposure to DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and infrastructure automation practices.
- Proven experience in technical hiring, coaching engineering teams, and building a high-performance
Benefits
- Led AI-driven engineering initiatives across underwriting, repayment, collections, dialer systems, and core lending platforms supporting high-volume transactions and large-scale customer traffic.
- Architected scalable data and AI ecosystems leveraging Databricks for real-time analytics, ML workflows, observability, and intelligent decision-making systems.
- Spearheaded next-generation DevOps and observability transformation through AI-powered monitoring, predictive diagnostics, automated RCA, and operational automation, significantly improving platform reliability, scalability, and infrastructure cost efficiency.
- Designed and scaled distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and agentic AI workflows to accelerate engineering productivity, strengthen fraud detection capabilities, optimize operations, and enhance customer experience at scale.
Additional details
- Who We Are
- Our Approach to Talent and Culture
- At mPokket, we focus on building high-performing teams driven by merit, ownership, and a shared ambition to solve real problems. We hire for capability, potential, and impact creating opportunities for individuals to grow, contribute meaningfully, and do their best work.
- Our team reflects a diverse mix of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, enabling better decision-making and innovation. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect, openness, and collaboration—where individuals feel valued, empowered, and inspired to make an impact.
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